Age of Empires: Definitive Edition: online multiplayer

Aug 19, 2019
2+players

Teen

Strategy · RTS · Base Building

Age of Empires, the pivotal real-time strategy game that launched a 20-year legacy returns with modernized gameplay, all-new 4K visuals, 8-person multiplayer battles and a host of other new features. Welcome back to history.

84%Very positive14,000 Steam reviewsMetascore 69 · OpenCritic 70 · 30% of critics recommendSteam Deck playable

Who can play

Store

Split-screen is not confirmed.
Same room, own screens on PC. How many can join is not confirmed.
Online on PC. Steam lists 8-player online.
Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.

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Included with PC Game Pass

How it plays

Is it good

84%

Very positive on Steam

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Steam Deck Playable

Every way to play together

Steam lists LAN play and online multiplayer for PC. Player counts are not confirmed yet. 84% positive of 14,000 Steam reviews.

- PC
PCStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
Not listed
Same room, own screens
2+players, versus
Online
8+players, versus

Play modes here come from the Steam store listing, which does not give player counts. How we check facts

Quick facts

Developer: World's Edge
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Platforms: PC
Released: Aug 19, 2019 on PC
Languages: Text in 13 languages, voices in 9
Age rating: Teen (ESRB): Blood, mild violence

In these lists

One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games

Answers

Updated October 27, 2026

Does Age of Empires: Definitive Edition have couch co-op?: No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Online play is the way to play it together.
Do you need two copies of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition?: No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
What platforms is Age of Empires: Definitive Edition on?: PC.
Does Age of Empires: Definitive Edition work on Steam Deck?: Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
Is Age of Empires: Definitive Edition free?: No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass.
Is Age of Empires: Definitive Edition on Game Pass?: Yes: included with PC Game Pass.; One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games

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